The Digital Public Goods Alliance Subject :IR Section :International organisation What is the Digital Public Goods Alliance The Digital Public Goods Alliance is a multi-stakeholder initiative with a mission to accelerate the attainment of the sustainable development goals in low- and middle-income countries by facilitating the discovery, development, use of, and investment in […]
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 1963 Subject :IR Section :International conventions Context: The Qatar death row and India options. What is Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963: The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations is an international treaty that defines a framework for consular relations between sovereign states. It codifies many consular practices that […]
Kenneth Boulding Award Subject: IR Section: Awards Context: Bina Agarwal wins Kenneth Boulding Award More about the awards: Development economist Bina Agarwal has been awarded the Kenneth Boulding Award for Ecological Economics. As a Professor of Development Economics and Environment at the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, and former director of the […]
An unimaginable humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Sudan Subject :IR Section: Places in News Context: ‘Corpses on streets’: Sudan’s RSF kills 1,300 in Darfur, monitors say Why in news: Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) besieged a camp for displaced people on November 2 after attacking a nearby army base in West Darfur. Over the […]
ICC should probe Israel war crimes’: Arab leaders Subject: IR Section: International Organisation Context: Arab leaders call for immediate Gaza ceasefire More about the news: Saudi Arabia and other Muslim nations, in an extraordinary summit in Riyadh, called for an immediate halt to military operations in Gaza, rejecting Israel’s self-defense justification. The summit […]
Grindavik Subject: IR Section: Places in news Context: State of emergency declared after 800 tremors in 24 hours in Grindavik More about the news: A state of emergency is declared in Iceland following a swarm of 800 earthquakes in under 14 hours, with a magnitude of 5.2 near Reykjavík. Over 24,000 quakes have […]
Millet song on which PM Modi, Falu collaborated nominated for Grammy: Subject: IR Section: Awards Context: Millet song on which PM Modi, Falu collaborated nominated for Grammy More about the news: The song “Abundance in Millets,” a collaboration between Indian-American singer Falu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been nominated for a Grammy […]
India to be in UK safe list for Asylum seekers Subject: IR Section: Places in news Context: The UK government has announced that it will add India to a list of “safe states” More about the news: The UK government plans to include India in an expanded list of safe states, facilitating faster […]